Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe
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Thierry STERN
Thierry STERN
Patek Philippe enjoys outstanding renown and rare prestige, due to the constancy with which the Manufacture has applied its philosophy of excellence ever since it was founded.

For over 180 years without interruption, Patek Philippe has been working to preserve Geneva’s proud heritage in watchmaking artistry. As the last independent, family-owned manufacture, it enjoys total creative freedom in the development and production of timepieces that specialists consider to be the finest in the world – in line with the ambitions and expectations of the company’s founders Antoine Norbert de Patek (1839) and Jean Adrien Philippe (1845). Thanks to its exceptional know-how, Patek Philippe can look back on a tradition of innovation crowned by over 100 patents.

Patek Philippe has always strived for perfection and created timepieces of unexcelled quality and dependability. Precious watches characterized by exclusivity and rarity constitute a unique legacy that is handed down from one generation to the next. Independence, tradition, innovation, quality and fine workmanship, rarity, value, aesthetics, service, emotion, and heritage: these are the ten values upheld by the Genevan manufacture.

In 2009, Patek Philippe launched its proprietary seal of quality for mechanical timepieces. This Patek Philippe Seal by far surpasses all previous quality standards and embraces the entire know-how as well as all prerequisites that are essential for the production, the precision, and the maintenance of an exceptional timepiece. The Patek Philippe Seal applies to the entire completed watch. It is also the sole hallmark in the watch industry that guarantees the upkeep of all watches during their entire lifetime regardless of the date when they were produced.

The manufacture has been owned by the Stern family since 1932 and today is managed by Thierry Stern. Thierry Stern was appointed President in 2009 and is actively committed to preserving the leading position of Patek Philippe in watchmaking technology and material research with the aim of constantly optimizing quality and dependability.

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